Richa Shivakoti, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Temporary labour migrant workers COVID-19 Return and Reintegration Migrant precarity Remittance Migration and Development Migrant Agency Regulated temporary migration

Latest funding

COVID-19 and the worsening precarity of temporary migrant workers from Nepal
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$75,000

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COVID-19 and the worsening precarity of temporary migrant workers from Nepal

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Shivakoti, Richa

Keywords: Temporary labour migrant workers; COVID-19; Return and Reintegration; Migrant precarity; Remittance; Migration and Development; Migrant Agency; Regulated temporary migration; Nepal

$75,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Temporary labour migrant workers Dear Professor Shivakoti, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on temporary labour migrant workers connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "COVID-19 and the worsening precarity of temporary migrant workers from Nepal" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]